Murumbi Surname

237,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murumbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murumbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,4351:10,7581,366
Kenya811:570,12227,144
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
England141:3,979,861125,553
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Murumbi (34) may also be a first name.

Murumbi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Murumbi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Murumbi is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murumbi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 237,488th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,312,157 people. The last name Murumbi is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Murumbi reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Murumbi is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 34 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,435 people, or 1 in 10,758. In Zimbabwe Murumbi is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent live, Harare Province, where 22 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murumbei931/
Mgurumbi931/
Murumba863,284/
Mirumbi86379/
Murimbi86250/
Morumbi8642/
Murumbe8642/
Murombi867/
Murombui801/
Murhumba801/
Muruumba801/
Muurumba801/
Mouroumba752/
Mohurunbi751/
Mahurunbi751/
Mirumbe711,891/
Muromba711,000/
Morumbe71277/
Morombi71152/
Murombe71143/
Murumwa71143/
Morumba7186/
Murumwe711/
Murunba711/
Murhumwa6775/
Mirimbai6756/
Mhurombe6727/
Murrombe6714/
Murhombe672/
Morombai672/
Muroembe671/
Murunwei671/
Morunbhi671/
Murunwa5772/
Muromwe5758/
Moromba5756/
Muromwa578/
Morombe577/
Mirimbe575/
Morumwa571/
Mhorombe53163/
Mirimbay531/
Muronvie531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murumbi
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